ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CLEVELAND (AZL) GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY (AZL) ROYALS
08/08/2108
 
ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CLEVELAND (AZL) GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY (AZL) ROYALS
GAME ID: 12503 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Cleveland (AZL) Guardians (15-20) 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 14 1
Kansas City (AZL) Royals (24-12) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 7 11 1
Royals Win with Late Heroics
The Kansas City (AZL) Royals faced a tenacious opponent in Cleveland (AZL) pitcher Mark Krause, but still scratched out a win at Surprise Stadium by a final score of 7-6 in 11 innings. Krause went 6.1 innings and allowed 2 runs. Jesus Esparza earned the win after being summoned from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 4.1 innings. He upped his record to 2-0. The second-place Royals now sit at 24-12.

The Royals got a clutch hit from left fielder Mike King. In the bottom of the 11th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Royals.

"Our guys refused to lose," said King.
CLEVELAND (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Bonilla 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 1 13
   f-J. Alexander PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455 0 2
   h-R. Sanchez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 2
E. BaltrAn LF 5 0 2 0 1 1 3 .268 2 7
L. Ramos DH 5 1 0 0 1 2 7 .250 4 16
J. Krause CF, RF 6 1 1 0 0 1 3 .200 0 2
P. Jake 2B 5 1 3 2 1 1 0 .263 1 11
C. Cole C 6 1 3 0 0 0 2 .258 2 11
M. Laudon SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .250 0 0
   c-L. Boucher PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273 1 6
   d-G. Valencia SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .077 0 0
A. Creech RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .156 0 1
   a-J. Mills PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .320 0 5
   b-J. Setchell RF, CF 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .278 1 3
L. Lundgren 3B 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .256 0 7
   e-M. Bray PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 0 0
   g-J. Urdaz 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 1
Totals 45 6 14 5 4 12 28      
a - J. Mills pinch hit for A. Creech in the 3rd
b - J. Setchell substituted for J. Mills in the 3rd
c - L. Boucher pinch hit for M. Laudon in the 7th
d - G. Valencia substituted for L. Boucher in the 7th
e - M. Bray pinch hit for L. Lundgren in the 10th
f - J. Alexander pinch hit for I. Bonilla in the 10th
g - J. Urdaz substituted for M. Bray in the 10th
h - R. Sanchez substituted for J. Alexander in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Krause (1, 1st Inning off J. Kramer, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. Jake (7, 1st Inning off J. Kramer, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Setchell (3, 7th Inning off M. Becerra, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Setchell (1, 6th Inning off V. Nieto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Bonilla , E. BaltrAn 2 , J. Krause 2 , P. Jake 4 , C. Cole 3 , L. Boucher , J. Setchell 5 , L. Lundgren
2-out RBI: P. Jake
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Ramos 2 , J. Krause , G. Valencia , A. Creech , J. Mills
GIDP: I. Bonilla
Sac Fly: L. Lundgren
Hit by Pitch: I. Bonilla , J. Alexander
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: P. Jake (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Laudon-Jake-Bonilla, Lundgren-Jake-Bonilla)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cardenas RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .316 1 4
   a-V. Suris PH, RF, CF 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .273 1 5
J. Pantoja 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .355 5 20
   g-M. King PH, LF 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333 0 1
J. Carrillo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 1 18
   h-R. Rothove PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .368 1 5
C. McCormack SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .352 1 14
   b-V. Reyes PH, 3B 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .524 1 3
N. Gray DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .317 2 21
   j-J. Gearhart DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .433 1 3
J. Garcia 3B 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .329 2 14
   c-Z. Dundon PH, RF 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 .179 0 3
J. Stevens C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .350 0 10
   d-C. Canales PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .429 2 13
   i-C. Christian C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   k-E. Guerrero PH, C 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 2
D. Lusby LF 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .224 4 15
   e-B. Brancati PH, 1B 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .342 4 15
T. Valadez CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248 4 21
   f-B. Barnes PH, SS 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .533 0 5
Totals 41 7 11 7 6 13 21      
a - V. Suris pinch hit for R. Cardenas in the 8th
b - V. Reyes pinch hit for C. McCormack in the 9th
c - Z. Dundon pinch hit for J. Garcia in the 9th
d - C. Canales pinch hit for J. Stevens in the 9th
e - B. Brancati pinch hit for D. Lusby in the 9th
f - B. Barnes pinch hit for T. Valadez in the 9th
g - M. King pinch hit for J. Pantoja in the 9th
h - R. Rothove pinch hit for J. Carrillo in the 9th
i - C. Christian substituted for C. Canales in the 10th
j - J. Gearhart inserted as DH in the 10th
k - E. Guerrero pinch hit for C. Christian in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Brancati (7, 9th Inning off M. Pera, 3 on, 2 outs) , B. Barnes (2, 9th Inning off D. Torok, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Cardenas , M. King 2 , C. McCormack , N. Gray , J. Garcia , D. Lusby 2 , B. Brancati 2 , B. Barnes 3
2-out RBI: N. Gray , J. Garcia , B. Brancati , B. Barnes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rothove , J. Stevens , E. Guerrero
GIDP: R. Cardenas , T. Valadez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Garcia (5)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Valadez (4)
Double Plays: 1 (McCormack-Pantoja-Carrillo)
CLEVELAND (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Krause 6.1 6 2 2 1 5 0 84 4.50   
S. Ohler 2.1 0 1 0 1 4 0 35 1.42   
M. Pera 0.0 1 3 0 1 0 0 18 9.64   
D. Torok BS (4) 1.1 2 0 0 2 4 0 25 5.71   
C. Gaillard L (0-1) 0.1 2 1 0 1 0 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Krause 57
Batters Faced: M. Krause 24, S. Ohler 8, M. Pera 3, D. Torok 8, C. Gaillard 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Krause 6-6, S. Ohler 1-2, M. Pera 0-0, D. Torok 0-0, C. Gaillard 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Krause 84-51, S. Ohler 35-21, M. Pera 18-8, D. Torok 25-16, C. Gaillard 22-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Ohler 1-0 , M. Pera 1-1 , D. Torok 2-2
WP: M. Pera
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Kramer 2.1 7 2 2 2 2 0 49 6.14   
V. Nieto 3.1 2 0 0 1 6 0 58 3.18   
M. Becerra 1.0 5 4 4 0 0 0 24 2.70   
J. Esparza W (2-0) 4.1 0 0 0 1 4 0 46 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kramer 31
Batters Faced: J. Kramer 15, V. Nieto 14, M. Becerra 8, J. Esparza 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kramer 2-2, V. Nieto 1-3, M. Becerra 2-1, J. Esparza 2-7
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kramer 49-29, V. Nieto 58-34, M. Becerra 24-15, J. Esparza 46-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Nieto 2-0 , M. Becerra 2-0 , J. Esparza 1-0
Hit Batsmen: V. Nieto , J. Esparza
Balk: M. Becerra
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Krause
Ballpark: Surprise Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 4:15
Attendance: 5549
Special Notes: SP Justin Kramer was injured while pitching.
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